If Taylor Swift is spotted at a tattoo parlour, surely it’s because science has discovered a way to have celtic armbands licked on by kittens.

The only other explanation: she’s on a date with Harry Styles. And sure as stars are for wishing upon, the pop stars were photographed at Shamrock Social Tattoo Parlour in L.A. Tuesday. Styles was there to get a new piece of ink — a tall-ship which is now indelibly anchored to his left bicep — and Swift was there to hug him better once he was through being poked and prodded with mean and scary needles.

Swift did not partake, according to reports. If the artists at Shamrock can figure out a way to have body art licked on and off by kittens — as previously mentioned — Tuesday’s trip to the tattoo parlour may have turned out differently. And sign us up, too, while you’re at it.

The shop’s Freddy Negrete shared an Instagram photo of Styles and Swift after the piece had been finished. (See it above.) Please note how cuddly the kids appear to be in the picture. Also note that Harry Styles is apparently a major Rush fan. And also, also note that Styles’ latest tattoo appears to be covering up one of his other etchings.

Peeking from behind the ship’s sails is the scrawled phrase “home made” — but then, the 18-year-old’s arms are dotted with all sorts of other permanent doodles making him look much like a Russian prisoner, human Math notebook or teen pop-star with access to a tattoo gun. His pal Ed Sheeran tattooed what appears to be a small padlock (or maybe a Pop-Tart) on his wrist, and he’s also marked with images including zig zags, a fish skeleton, a heart and a letter A, which is thought to be a tribute to his mom, Anne.

MTV News spoke to (one of) Styles’ tattoo artists, Paul Ryan, about the singer’s “tattoo philosophy,” and here’s what he said: “Harry has more personal things, like he has little things for his mom and all that kind of stuff. They’re all pretty different on what they have, like their ideas. He hasn’t got proper tattoos. They’re just scattered around. I think as he gets older he will want proper pieces and he’ll have all these little pieces.”

But if he wants to slip in a collage of Taylor Swift song lyrics, he’s running out of room. As every lovelorn Directioner knows, there’s only so much Harry Styles to go around.